Chapter 130

Jason strolled into the house after an evening of obligatory socializing, only to be greeted by Marie, who swiftly wiped her hands on her apron before rushing over to update him. “Mr. Jason, you’re back! Ms. Estrella’s home, too. She looked a bit under the weather and didn’t come down for dinner.”

“I’ll go check on her,” Jason said, ascending the stairs.

As he pushed open the bedroom door, Estrella was just finishing a call by the bay window. Turning to see Jason, her previously impassive face clouded over with a dark scowl.

After noticing her mood, Jason asked, “Why didn’t you have dinner?”

Estrella tossed her phone onto the desk with a clatter, ignoring his question.

Dinner? She was so infuriated by him that the thought of eating was the last thing on her mind.

Seeing that Estrella was giving him the cold shoulder, Jason edged closer to the desk, tapping on its surface to subtly inquire what was wrong. He hadn’t done anything to provoke her recently.

Estrella glanced at him and, without warning, flung the lab report on the desk at him. She crossed her arms over her chest and looked up at Jason with a composed challenge. “Jason, what are you trying to do?”

Silence lingered as Jason perused the report. His relaxed demeanor vanished. Secrets never stayed hidden forever, and Jason was startled to realize that Estrella had discovered his interference so soon. It seemed she was quite eager to get pregnant.

After a moment of silence, he tossed the report back on the desk and said, “You’re too young to rush into having kids.”

His condescending remark about her age made Estrella laugh bitterly. “Too young, huh? Then don’t bother getting into bed with me. Have the guts to keep your distance!” Her sarcasm cut through the tension. To Jason, she was too young to bear children but not too young to share his bed.

reply, “Let’s put off the kid conversation for

Put it off?

up with an

closet, pulled out a set of clothes for going out, and began to change. Did he want to wait

in and grabbed her arm, yanking her back. “Estrella, a little

“Jason, don’t push me too far. If you don’t want this life, just tell me. But secretly taking preventative measures behind my

discussed it. He could have explained that he felt she was too young, and they could’ve decided together to wait. But his secretive actions spoke volumes. Even if their marriage was just a formality, he had crossed a line by

was palpable, yet Jason remained defiant. “So you married me just to have a

I after

not an issue for her. The Dorvold family was well-off. As for him, deep down, he wished

into a tense silence

away, Jason fell quiet.

the silence with a cold statement. “Estrella, if all you want is a child, then I’m telling you now. Give up on that idea.” He wouldn’t be used as a mere

turned to face him. “Fine, I won’t have kids. Men are the least of what the world lacks. Why should I be hung up on you?”

Jason grabbed her arm again. She faced him, about to retort when

bitter. “Are you threatening me?”

off his grip and stepped close, her voice low and fierce. “Jason, I ow nothing. Let’s be clear. I married you because I believed those fortune-tellers. I

but Jason had underestimated her for

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